It will thus be interesting to see how this will pan out in different systems, each having its own unique set of cultural norms.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
In War Against the Internet, China Is Just a Skirmish
I thought this article is a good addition to the previous post- "Google's Threat Echoed Everywhere, Except China". This article touches on how other countries such as South Korea and France, are attempting some form of internet censorship. The UK is looking with interest on how France's law on allowing Internet connections to be cut off if a user is pirating copyrighted material. There appears to be an increasing belief among media companies and governments that "curbing some freedoms is necessary to foster the development of legitimate business on the Internet".
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This is a very interesting article, and a good combination with the article I posted- "Google's Threat Echoed Everywhere, Except China".
It's eye opening to see that other countries such as France, and South Kora are also on the verge of having their internet connections taken away from their people.
Obviously every place on the globe has a different set of cultural norms, and I agree..it will be interesting to see how they pan out in the future.
This article speaks volumes about the inconsistency of access to material via the internet across borders. As the article says, "Curbing some freedoms is necessary." A good example that agrees with this point is youtube's material in Australia. Up until fairly recently, it was possible to witness terrorists beheading American journalist Daniel Pearl (something that would never be shown on youtube in the US, or most other countries for that matter). However, this also proves the article is likely correct that a single global approach toward the internet is unlikely.
This article surprised me because I was unaware of the level of regulation for internet usage in countries like France or South Korea. The issue of file sharing and multimedia uploading is faced nearly everywhere in the world and I am particularly interested to read about France's adoption of stricter measures to prevent it. However in the end with a country as heavily guarded as China, it would always prove challenging to attempt to breach the restrictions and security implemented on information sharing.
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